Babysitter Training

SHC/The Arc of Medina County and the Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities have developed a specialized babysitting training program that prepares sitters to care for children with and without developmental disabilities. Classes include the Red Cross Babysitter’s Training, which focuses on leadership skills, keeping yourself and others safe, and understanding children’s behavior, as well as basic child care, basic first aid, and CPR. Participants will receive a Red Cross Babysitter’s Training Certificate.

The special needs component focuses on diagnoses, how to engage an individual with a disability, child development and behavioral challenges and techniques on how to calm an individual. Special sessions review toileting and how to use adaptive equipment. All classes are taught by professionals in the field of developmental disabilities.